I really enjoyed the racing & F1 parts of this book, but other than that it was just alright.
The multiple POVs took me in and out of the book and the writing style isn’t for me personally.

So cute! Diana is the F1's first female driver and Miguel is the fiesty champion that she is up against all season. The enemies -to-friends-to-lovers trope was so well done!

I'm not knowledgeable about racing at all, but the book had just enough detail to let me know what was going on. Diana's character was able to embody femininity AND badassery in the same character! The romance was super sweet, not too spicy.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A good idea but not quite for me. There are a few inaccuracies and time jumps that threw me a little. I also wouldn’t say that this is really an ‘enemies to lovers’ romance. While it wasn’t for me, I’d defo recommend others give it a go.

DNF & 14%, thank you netgalley and avon books for the chance to read. Unfortunately the writing was all over the place for me and I was struggling to follow the story.

Such a shame; I was waiting for my next F1 read.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Offtrack. I have been a F1 fan for over 20 years. If you overlook all the obvious F1 accuracy flaws then it is a very nice romance story. I really enjoyed the book at face value. I found the FMC and MMC to be very loveable characters. I enjoyed the dynamic and interactions between the two characters. The main F1 inaccuracy for me is that a rookie who is challenging for the WDC would not have her contract renewed. The book loses a star there for me for definite! Overall, an enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley for the earc in exchange for an honest review

Going into this book I thought I was going to like it as I love Formula 1 and I love romances however I ended up not liking this at all. First of all, this is a personal grip with it and if you aren't a fan of F1 it won't bother you, it wasn't realistic. Diana is an F2 champion and the only female F2 champion and you're telling me that no F1 driver has heard of her, when on the grid she's the best driver ever getting podium and win after podium and win and even winning the championship at the end IN HER ROOKIE YEAR it's almost shrugged off even to the point when she doesn't get kept on by her team at the end of the year when if this was real life her contract would have been extended half-way through the seaso </spoiler>.

My least favourite part of the book was the writing, I hated how it was mostly telling us rather than showing us, for example, there is a secondary character who is the best friend of the male main character and who starts to change in personality after getting a seat in a top team however we don't see any of this and only know about it because it was told to us when the MMC was confronting him. It was disjointed and frustrating at times and i was pulled out of the book constantly.

First things first, I love Formula 1 and I love a good self insert fanfiction. So pretty much any book that has a female lead and sort of involves F1, sign me up. Offtrack felt like an episode of Drive to Survive in the best possible way. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I did enjoy this and really appreciated the internal monologue about the struggles women face in a male dominated sport while also not taking away the strength men need to have in the sport as well. A lovely read and can't wait to read more by Esha Patel. Thank you for allowing me to read this!

I couldn’t get enough of Offtrack and what we see happen within this story here. I was so hooked into the writing so easily, and the romance is very well done too.

I personally found this book hard to get through. It took me over two weeks to read, and I’m normally a 1-2 day girlie.
It just felt long.

However, I really enjoyed the formula one theme, I’d especially recommend this to anyone who really enjoyed ‘drive to survive’. I’ve not read many ‘racing romance’ books so it was refreshing in that respect.

Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys formula one and anything in that realm. Many thanks to the author and publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

I loved the premise of this book, I think it has so much potential, but the writing style wasn't for me. I wasn't able to connect to the characters and the romance subplot felt very flat.

🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 stars
“joonam, sometimes the universe has not written that for us. It is not in our fate. […] I want you to hold on tight and fight for those moments of beauty. You have to make your own destiny”

okay where do I start?? This was so so good! I am not a Formula 1 fan, and to be honest I don’t understand it at all, and yet this novel had me hooked!! It was written very well and fully explained the whole concept in a way which was easy to understand.

Miguel and Diana are both hugely loveable and very cute characters and I adored their relationship throughout - from childhood friends to rivals to lovers! Diana’s character is such a strong independent women and it was awesome to read her story, especially in a men dominant sporting world.
basically, this was just so cute and I loved it 😄🏎️

I really loved how Formula 1 was portrayed in this book, especially since I'm a big fan of the sport. Diana's character and how the races were depicted stood out to me; she was strong and represented people of color and women admirably in a male-dominated field.

However, I think labeling this book as an "enemies to lovers" romance is misleading. The relationship between Miguel and Diana felt more like a natural progression from friendship to romance, with no real animosity between them. Personally, I found their dynamic more engaging when they were depicted as friends, lacking the romantic chemistry I expected.

What really took away from my enjoyment of the book was the writing quality. The transitions between scenes felt sudden and disjointed, and the numerous typos and editing mistakes were distracting. While I understand this was an advanced reader copy, I struggled with the overall writing style, which felt like mediocre fan fiction.

In summary, while the book has a promising premise, I hope to see significant improvements in editing before its official release. That said, as a fictional F1 story with a romantic subplot, I did find it enjoyable. The idea of a female driver breaking barriers in a traditionally male-dominated sport resonated with me, especially given her background in a place where women historically haven't had the chance to drive. If you're looking for a Formula 1-themed read, this book might scratch that itch, but expect some flaws in its execution.

*Thank you to NetGalley, Esha Patel and Avon Books UK for providing the eARC in exchange for a review, but all thoughts are my own*

I absolutely love the concept of a female driver in a male dominated sport. Especially one who comes from a place where women historically haven’t been allowed to drive. That element was really successful for me.

The romance between Diyana and Miguel was okay, but doesn’t really take off until 60% in. There are reasons for that, which I wasn’t crazy about but could see why the author went that route.

What really didn’t work for me in this book was the writing. I felt like the transitions between conversations and events in this book left much to be desired. There were also a lot of typos and editing errors, but given this was an arc, I can forgive that. The overall writing in this book felt very mediocre fan fiction though, which I struggled with.

Overall an okay book with a promising concept. I’m hoping there are some solid edits before it officially releases on May. If you’re looking for an F1 read, this will scratch the itch!

A nice easy F1 romance with good nods to F1 as a whole and just a nice read to start the bank holiday off! The details were clearly well researched and made the difference to the plot. Great to see a female as the focus of the F1.

first of all, thank you netgalley for the arc! i think this book has potential, however all the POVs make the story confusing and the F1 parts are always over before you think it has started. the chemistry between Mig and Diana was also not present in my opinion. overall, this was not my type of romance book.

'Take a look.'
'At us?'
'At how goddamn good we look together.'

Oh how I love the world of Formula 1.

Off track is a Dual POV sports romance that focuses on Diana (Diyana) and Miguel, two drivers at the top of their game, competing for the F1 world championship. Miguel De La Fuente is hoping that this season will be the season he finally takes home the World Championship, and live up to the legendary De La Fuente name. Diana is in her rookie season, and is hoping that she can prove to everyone that she deserves to be on the track just as much as her 19 other male counterparts. They are drawn to each other, and as the pressure mounts, they find solace in each other. But can any relationship survive the breakneck, cutthroat world of Formula 1?

This book is an ode to women who have to constantly prove they deserve to be in the room in male dominated fields, and given the current feeling many spectators have seen towards women in F1 recently, it seemed like an essentail read. Every women has identified with Diana's internal struggle before, even without being a F1 driver. But one of the things that really made it stand out was that the struggles Diana faced, and Paula for that matter faced as women in F1, was that it was never made out to bea case of 'oh the men have it so easy'. It highlighted the struggles and the worries that men in F1 feel on a daily basis, without overshadowing the sturggles that women face.

I loved Diana as a character, and her development, going from 'I just need to smile and nod and do whatever they ask', to 'actually, none of the other drivers are being asked to do this, so why am I?'. It really interested me how subtle the change was over the course of the book, but as Diana's perspective of the Formula 1 world began to shift, so did the attitude towards her of those around her, it was so well done that it was something I hadn't realised happening until near the end of the book. I was happy when she was happy, I was sad when she was sad, she was such a relatable character. We could all do with being a little more Diana.

Miguel was an interesting read. He defintley remided me of some of the current drivers on the grid, but in the best ways possible. The cheekiness and boyishness, cut with the ruthless way he drives, and the way he thinks and overthinks made him such an interesting character to read, and I really enjoyed the chapters being in his head. Seeing him change and come to terms with the way people in his life will react to him, and the way he holds himself was one of the best character developments I've read for a while. The difference between his way of thinking of the grid and Diana's way of thinking was so fascinating to read, as they both had different expectations, as Miguel had more years race experience.

The side characters were fun to read about, and they always added soemthing to story, whether it was Miguel realising all the things Diana was having to deal with as a rookie, and as the only female on the grid, from the press to the other drivers, or Diana learning that they can be friendly off the track, but a single overtake could change the dynamic in a realtionship. The changes in Nic especially from moving from one racing team to another is so well done and shows the difference in mentality when you're racing for a top team and when you are the top driver in that team.

This book was equally character and story driven, and the politics of Formula 1 made the book so enjoyable, that I really struggled putting it down. The only rhing that stopped it being a five stars was the one little bit at the end with a small time jump, and then following the next page with another time jump. I personally would have happily read another book covering the events, but thats just me. 4.5 stars. One of my favourites that I've read so far this year.

Thanks to NetGalley, Esha Patel, and Avon Books UK, for the opportunity to read this early copy. All thoughts are my own.

This was a proper behind the scenes, smell the petrol fumes, see the political warts and understand the deals done and the contracts fudged book. F1 is how off in chauvinistic glory from behind the curtain. Diyana fights for her place driving, her parents give their all to support her and following the challenges, the photo shoots, the pit stops go right and wrong are interesting. The book threw so many people and names and teams and back room poeople that I struggled to stay on top of what was going on, to top it off a few nicknames were thrown in. The idea is great, the detail amazing, the plot didn’t quite work for me though.

DNF @ 37%

This was honestly just not for me. I didn't connect with any of the characters. It was very heavy on the sport of it all, which was fine, but there was one part about the "tyres" not being "screwed on right" that really just gave me the ??? I'm not actually a massive F1 fan, but I am a car girlie and those are the details you just have to get right, in my opinion. That could just be me being too picky but I just wasn't invested enough in the story to continue.

This is a very very very very very generous 2.25 - 2.5 star rating from me. When I saw this book I was fully committed to dive further into my sport romance era, but damn.
I wanted to DNF twice. Once at 30% and then again at 80%.

After I finished the book, I went back to read the synopsis just to make sure and yes, it does say “enemies to lovers romance”. Unfortunately, this book is by any means not an enemies-to-lovers, not even a rivals-to-lovers, story. And calling this a romance is kind of a stretch in my humble opinion.

The pacing might have been my biggest issue, because it made zero sense to me, whether it was from chapter to chapter or even within a chapter. Would have loved some time (and location) indicators.

As much sense Miguel and Diana may make as a couple, they very barely spent any time together until they suddenly were a couple. There was a lot (and when I say a lot, I really mean a lot) of focus on the F1 part, which the F1 girlies might appreciate. But it did come at the cost of the romance part of the story.
Up until 60%, the two leads barely had any moments to connect and liking each other was communicated through looks, shy smiles and blushing.

What I didn’t understand was Jatziry’s character. She was barely there, spoke maybe 5 sentences and really didn’t add anything valuable to the subplot or Miguel’s character arc. I feel like this space could have been used to develop a relationship with Diana or any other character for that matter.

The 3rd-act-break up was pure audacity, really. Smh.

What I did appreciate was the really well portrayed international level F1 has as well as the sexism and misogyny Diana faced, being the only female driver in F1. However, while the approach in the book was probably the more realistic one, I wish there would have been more confrontation on that front.

The author profile is a 10/10 though.

(I did read some reviews mentioning the writing and the multiple povs. The writing for me was fine, by any means not bad or horrible. And the version I read had only two povs: Miguel and Diana.)

Thank you Avon for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

DNF at 30%

This book is not reader-friendly for those not already familiar with the rules and culture of F1. Multiple time jumps make it hard to follow along with the story. I felt like I was playing catch-up the whole book and was unable to connect with the story. I might suggest it for a reader who already has background knowledge and an investment in f1, but otherwise it's a skip for me.